Acalypha rubrinervis Cronk (1995:98)
Stringwood, Red acalypha
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Acalypha rubra Roxb. in A.Beaston, Tracts St. Helena: 295 (1816), nom. illeg.; Acalypha reticulata var. rubra Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 851 (1866); Acalypha filiformis subsp. rubra (Müll.Arg.) Govaerts in R.Govaerts, D.G.Frodin & A.Radcliffe-Smith, World Checkl. & Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae: 62 (2000)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Lambdon & Ellick, 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1855 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 1855-1875 (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016); 1870
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
St Helena (central ridge)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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